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News·Oct 6, 2026

EPIC Awards 39 New Projects to Improve Air Quality Monitoring and Data Access

The awardees will enhance air quality infrastructure and drive national-level impact on air pollution across 34 countries.
News·Sep 8, 2026

International Leaders Unveil Clean Air Commitments to Advance National Air Quality Agendas

The EPIC Air Quality Fund hosted the Global Clean Air Pledge event to strengthen clean air actions globally, featuring former UN Ambassador Samantha Power.
Impact·Aug 27, 2026

Closing the Data Gap: How Sustenta Honduras built Central America’s Largest Air Quality Network

The Aire Limpio Honduras project has expanded the country’s air quality monitoring network to be the largest in Central America, thanks to Sustenta Honduras. Through real-time data and digital tools, it provides communities with unprecedented access to air quality information,...
Impact·Aug 3, 2026

Working with the Community to Build an Open Air Quality Ecosystem in Nigeria

Three independent actors across Nigeria are building an air pollution monitoring network community of efforts to drive policy action. High-quality, open and real-time tracked data is enabling government agencies and researchers to identify hotspots, inform policy, and forge new partnerships...
News·Jul 28, 2026

UChicago’s EPIC Clean Air Program and its Air Quality Fund Awardees participate at the Africa Clean Air Forum in South Africa

The EPIC Clean Air Program served as a key thought partner at the 2026 Africa Clean Air Forum in Pretoria, South Africa, helping to advance high-level dialogue to expand air quality monitoring and action across the continent.
News·Jul 16, 2026

Seven EPIC Air Quality Fund awardees recognized for their milestones and impact

Seven pioneering environmental leaders from across the globe were honored at the Africa Clean Air Forum for achieving national-level impact and transforming how their respective nations talk about—and tackle—air pollution.
News·Jul 8, 2026

The EPIC Air Quality Fund receives a surge of demand from countries where the need is most urgent

Close to 400 applications from 83 highly-polluted countries with limited open air quality data applied for this year’s call for proposals, representing a deep pool of untapped talent working to drive national-level policy change.
EPIC Impact

Working with the Community to Build an Open Air Quality Ecosystem in Mozambique

Air pollution in Mozambique is moving from being undermeasured to being more systematically and openly tracked, including near real-time sharing from several BLAZE project monitoring sites. Leveraging high-quality data will allow researchers to conduct studies that inform policy and public...
Impact·May 19, 2026

As Malawi Develops, Data is Providing New Tools to Fight Pollution

Malawi’s first clean air rules are in the works, and mindsets are starting to change thanks to new data on pollution.
Impact·Apr 27, 2026

A Doctor Pushes for Data to Drive Policy Action in The Gambia

Air pollution in The Gambia is moving from a hidden health crisis to the center of national policy, thanks to the efforts of the Permian Health Lung Institute. The new data is bringing a new era of environmental action.